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Trial reportDiabetes, obesity & metabolism2026

Community-Based Personalised Lifestyle Intervention Guided by Intermittent Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial.

Yaqing Liu, Shan Zheng, Zifu Yu, Ran Zhao, Qian Li, Suyun Li, Liangxia Chen

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Trial report in Diabetes, obesity & metabolism, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Yaqing LiuSchool of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Shan ZhengSchool of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3195-109X
Zifu YuShandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China.
Ran ZhaoShandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China.
Qian LiShandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China.
Suyun LiShandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China.
Liangxia ChenShandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China.

Funding

Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention 202412071281
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo evaluate whether a community-based personalised lifestyle intervention guided by intermittent continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) improves glycaemic and cardiometabolic outcomes in adults with type 2 diabetes. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this multicentre, open-label randomised trial, 180 adults with type 2 diabetes and pre-randomisation HbA1c > 7.0% were assigned 1:1 to the CGM-guided intervention or usual community diabetes management and followed for 12 months. The intervention combined FreeStyle Libre 2 use at baseline, after the Month 3 assessment and at Month 6 with personalised lifestyle guidance and supervised exercise concentrated in the first 3 months. The primary outcome was HbA1c at Month 3, analysed using multiple-imputation ANCOVA adjusted for baseline HbA1c and community site.

resultsThe primary analysis set included 171 participants. The adjusted intervention-minus-control difference in Month 3 HbA1c was -0.09 percentage points (95% CI, -0.38 to 0.21; p = 0.573). Supportive complete-data ANCOVA in 125 participants yielded a similar estimate of -0.12 percentage points (95% CI, -0.44 to 0.20; p = 0.472). No significant between-group HbA1c differences were observed at Months 6 or 12, and secondary outcomes showed no consistent benefit. Two Month 3 responder outcomes nominally favoured the intervention, but neither remained significant after multiplicity adjustment (both q = 0.104). Exploratory analyses identified no baseline subgroup with greater Month 3 benefit.

conclusionsThe intervention did not significantly improve glycaemic or cardiometabolic outcomes beyond usual community care. Whether more sustained feedback and engagement can improve effectiveness requires evaluation before routine implementation.

trial registrationChiCTR2400085258.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Precision MedicineAdultAgedBlood GlucoseBlood Glucose Self-MonitoringCommunity Health ServicesContinuous Glucose MonitoringFemaleGlycated HemoglobinGlycemic ControlHumansLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humancontinuous glucose monitoring (CGM)dietary interventionrandomised trialtype 2 diabetes

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PMID42587354
PMCPMC13646351

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